Transcription: tantalizing times for T cells.

Ho, I-Cheng; Glimcher, Laurie H · Cell · 2002

review · Level V

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Abstract

The T helper lymphocyte is responsible for orchestrating an appropriate immune response to pathogens. To do so, it has evolved into two specialized subsets that direct type 1 and type 2 immunity. Here, we discuss the genetic programs that control lineage commitment of progenitor T helper cells along each of these pathways.

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